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Download the latest Shadow Cities update now from your local iTunes App Store for free!

Version 1.4.3. includes stability fixes for some of the most commonly reported crash issues and also a fix for the emoji bug, enabling you to use Apple's Emoji keyboard in the in-game chats. 

Read here how to enable iOS 5's native Emoji keyboard on your device.

If you have any questions or feedback about the game, contact us here.

Download the latest Shadow Cities update now from your local iTunes App Store!

Version 1.4.1. includes fixes for some of the most common glitches you have reported to us and also expands the amount of Beacons shown on your Beacon List from 50 to 200.

Beacon List shows now maximum amount of 150 powered-on Beacons from your friends, 40 random powered-on Beacons from your Battlegroup and 10 Animator High Command or Architect Battle Control Beacons.

Here are some of the main issues fixed in this version:

• Lag or crash occuring when opening Beacon List
• Bug that caused new ...

In most societies there exists those who seek far more than they are given. Led by passion and fueled by desire, upon the embrace of the shadow, these individuals can become as mighty as the great Academies themselves.

While anyone with the proper want can control a handful of realms, a true Shadow Lord seeks to control it all. Will you rise up and take what the shadow can make yours, or will you simply end up subservient to the Shadow Lord in control of your neighborhood? 

Download the latest Shadow Cities update, ‘Advent of the Shadow Lords’ which includes ...

Version 1.3.1. has just been released on the App Store! While the Grey Area developers are currently working their magic on the next update which will also include new content, version 1.3.1 doesn't contain any big visible changes but only few small tweaks and preparations for iCloud.

Download version 1.3.1 from your local App Store for free!

Take a sneak peek to the next update here! Another peek to the new upcoming features that we shared earlier on Instagram can be viewed here.

The latest Shadow Cities update has arrived and is now available from the App Store! Download version 1.1.4 to immediately gain access to the new Recruitment Campus with unique sigils, daily missions, push notifications and much more!

Recruitment Campus? What's that?

You can find the Recruitment Campus from the Friends View. Invite your friends to Shadow Cities through Facebook, Twitter, email or by sharing your personal recruit link, however you choose, which you can find from the Recruitment Campus View.

Once your friends enter the game they will be prompted to enter the name their recruiter. If ...

Latest Shadow Cities update brings completely new War Chant & casting effects and the much wanted feature, Beacon list, to the Cloudview.

Download Shadow Cities version 1.1.3 now from your local iTunes App Store for free!

Read what else is new in version 1.1.3 from the Shadow Cities Tech Forum.

Shadow Cities is currently available on the U.S., Canadian, Swedish and Finnish iTunes App Stores. More countries to be launched!

Shadow Cities version 1.1.2 is now available for download in Canadian, Swedish and Finnish App Stores. 

This update contains mainly bug fixes and small stability fixes. The issue with Shadow Cities getting stuck in the background mode for some users is also fixed in version 1.1.2.

Download the latest Shadow Cities version from your App Store.

Amongst other tweaks version 1.1.1 fixes many of the bugs & issues of the previous Shadow Cities version. Download the new client version now from App Store. 

Also check out the new Shadow Cities Forums! Login with your Shadow Cities username & password to meet other Mages around the world and discuss everything and anything about Shadow Cities! 

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If you encounter any technical problems or have question, you can also contact our Community Team through the new Support Site.

Feature updates:

• Campaign medals are listed in larger format;
• New recruit your friends view when you ...

Here’s the promised heads up on the upcoming Campaign that starts on Friday afternoon. We're still tweaking the details, but to sum it up: the goal will be to conquer as many Gateways as possible for your team in your Cloudview area.

You get Energy points depending on how many Gateways within the Cloudview belong to your team. So we’re shifting focus from conquering single neighborhoods towards conquering cities.

Partly inspired also by the good player feedback, we see a new version of Harvest that emphasizes area control and offensive play.

The most essential changes to the ...

Big thanks to our very active Mage community for bringing the bug relating Dominator health to our attention in the Circle of Life Campaign.

The system calculating Dominator health based on realm value and other factors got out of control, but thanks to you we were able to spot and fix the bug quickly.

Here's the updated rule set for the Campaign:

- Dominator health is affected by realm value but not as drasticly as in the beginning.
- Harvest points are affected by realm value mildly but harvest is less effective than in previous Campaigns.
- Energy points gained by healing ...